Hong Kong shares edge down, led by financial and real estate stocks

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Nov 16 (Reuters) - Hong Kong stocks slipped in thin trading on Wednesday, with gains erased late in the day as financial shares dropped and real estate shares fell for a fourth straight day on fears of rising interest rates.

A index for the information technology sector was up nearly 2 percent, lifted by index heavyweight Tencent Holding Ltd which jumped nearly 2 percent, as investors remained keen on technology shares ahead of the launch, expected this month, of a link connecting the Shenzhen and Hong Kong markets.

Gains in the energy and resources sector were capped as coal slumped in China as speculators cashed out of futures markets, worried that regulators may move to tame price swings.